2x16GB 3200MHz or 2x8GB 3200MHz RAM in 2024 for gaming?

[sushaid]

I'm trying to save as much money as I can here.
Will probably use them with ryzen 5 5600x and Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 8GB.
and yes my mobo supports 4 rams so I can upgrade in future.
mobo (MSI MAG B550M Mortar Max WiFi)

[DoctorNick]

16 minutes ago, sushaid said:

I'm trying to save as much money as I can here.
Will probably use them with ryzen 5 5600x and Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 8GB.
and yes my mobo supports 4 rams so I can upgrade in future.
mobo (MSI MAG B550M Mortar Max WiFi)

Just get a 2x16gb kit

[Somerandomtechyboi]

20 minutes ago, sushaid said:

I'm trying to save as much money as I can here.
Will probably use them with ryzen 5 5600x and Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti 8GB.
and yes my mobo supports 4 rams so I can upgrade in future.
mobo (MSI MAG B550M Mortar Max WiFi)

2x16 unless you are buying oem bare pcbs since you can specify part number and get the exact same ic every single time so no compatibility issues

 

if you wanna save money ditch that shitty 4060ti for a used 3070/3080 or 6700xt/6800(xt) for 200 and 300-350$ respectively alongside buy a used 5600(x) since those are around the 70-90$ mark, youll get a better performing system for less

 

if you wanna stick with new get a 7800xt/4070 and go 12th gen with a 12600k (destroys the 5700x) cause new am4 is a stupid buy

[Eigenvektor]

I'd say it depends on how long you plan on keeping the system.

 

16 GB total is okayish, depending on the games you play, but ideally you want 32.

 

2 sticks is more likely to work with XMP compared to 4, and depending on when you plan to upgrade it would likely make more sense to go with DDR5 at that point.

 

So I'd only go with 2x8 if this system is going to be replaced fairly quickly. Otherwise just get 2x16 GB from the get go.

[sushaid]

58 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

2x16 unless you are buying oem bare pcbs since you can specify part number and get the exact same ic every single time so no compatibility issues

 

if you wanna save money ditch that shitty 4060ti for a used 3070/3080 or 6700xt/6800(xt) for 200 and 300-350$ respectively alongside buy a used 5600(x) since those are around the 70-90$ mark, youll get a better performing system for less

 

if you wanna stick with new get a 7800xt/4070 and go 12th gen with a 12600k (destroys the 5700x) cause new am4 is a stupid buy

there's a severe shortage of used parts here and my budget cant fit 4070 and/or 12600k (not even one of them).
the options i have for my cpu are r5 5600x and i5 12400F. I chose the former as there's scope for overclocking.
I could just barely fit in the 4060Ti. I was going with a 4060 first but the performance gap seemed worth the extra 100$

(compared cyberpunk 2077 RT benchmarks)

[Somerandomtechyboi]

4 hours ago, sushaid said:

there's a severe shortage of used parts here and my budget cant fit 4070 and/or 12600k (not even one of them).
the options i have for my cpu are r5 5600x and i5 12400F. I chose the former as there's scope for overclocking.
I could just barely fit in the 4060Ti. I was going with a 4060 first but the performance gap seemed worth the extra 100$

(compared cyberpunk 2077 RT benchmarks)

what country?

 

better off with a 5600 non x if available, probs oc to the same 4.7-4.8ghz allcore a 5600x can do which will be faster than a 12400f just because of sheer clockspeed (12400f is stuck at only 4ghz allcore)

 

if you cant find used then atleast get a new 6700xt, afaik 4060ti is still worse than a 3070 which is about equal (if you dont consider the vram diff) to a 6700xt

 

and id also look at cheaper boards, maybe theres some decent deals on cheaper b550 or even new b450

[sushaid]

On 3/30/2024 at 10:29 PM, Somerandomtechyboi said:

what country?

 

better off with a 5600 non x if available, probs oc to the same 4.7-4.8ghz allcore a 5600x can do which will be faster than a 12400f just because of sheer clockspeed (12400f is stuck at only 4ghz allcore)

 

if you cant find used then atleast get a new 6700xt, afaik 4060ti is still worse than a 3070 which is about equal (if you dont consider the vram diff) to a 6700xt

 

and id also look at cheaper boards, maybe theres some decent deals on cheaper b550 or even new b450

in india
yup i was looking for a cheaper motherboard myself. almost went for asus prime smth but it runs hot.
I'm thinking about buying a MSI B550M VHD-PRO Wifi now. my only other option is gigabyte b550m DS3H AC wifi
the GPU availability here is trash. 6700xt isn't available. Around my budget there's 3060, 4060, 4060Ti, 6750xt and a few more. I'd get a 3070 but even that isn't available. 4000 series GPUs are easily available tho 
p.s. pardon my delayed response. i was sick

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

3 hours ago, sushaid said:

in india
yup i was looking for a cheaper motherboard myself. almost went for asus prime smth but it runs hot.
I'm thinking about buying a MSI B550M VHD-PRO Wifi now. my only other option is gigabyte b550m DS3H AC wifi
the GPU availability here is trash. 6700xt isn't available. Around my budget there's 3060, 4060, 4060Ti, 6750xt and a few more. I'd get a 3070 but even that isn't available. 4000 series GPUs are easily available tho 
p.s. pardon my delayed response. i was sick

 

6750xt is still better than a 4060ti 8gb so id just go for that instead

[sushaid]

On 4/1/2024 at 5:34 AM, Somerandomtechyboi said:

6750xt is still better than a 4060ti 8gb so id just go for that instead

i seee, the reviews said the same so i'll probably go with that then

 

[sushaid]

@Somerandomtechyboicould you please take a quick look at this?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jNxzdH

 

[TatamiMatt]

30 minutes ago, sushaid said:

@Somerandomtechyboicould you please take a quick look at this?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jNxzdH

 

I am not he, but what in the fuck is the cost of that PSU? (unless its just what you owned already and thats the cost on PCPP)

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8X6gB

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($147.59 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: MSI MAG FORGE 320R AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $858.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-03 09:33 EDT-0400

 

If you are able to get the parts i changed out, i would (parts in red)

[Tan3l6]

22 minutes ago, TatamiMatt said:

I am not he, but what in the fuck is the cost of that PSU?

Price of bulk 10 it seems.

 

[sushaid]

On 4/3/2024 at 7:02 PM, TatamiMatt said:

I am not he, but what in the fuck is the cost of that PSU? (unless its just what you owned already and thats the cost on PCPP)

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y8X6gB

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($147.59 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($35.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($89.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($69.98 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Blue SN580 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($69.00 @ iBUYPOWER) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: MSI MAG FORGE 320R AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case 
Power Supply: Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 - V2 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($95.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $858.44
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-03 09:33 EDT-0400

 

If you are able to get the parts i changed out, i would (parts in red)

sorry for misgendering you
that psu price is a bug probably. i can get it for ~60$ (new)
the cpu cooler isnt available at my location. i can mainly buy deepcool, antec and ant esports etc at my budget
also the prices arent the same here as pcpartpicker. there a +100$ variation overall.
thank you btw.

[sushaid]

On 4/3/2024 at 7:05 PM, Tan3l6 said:

Price of bulk 10 it seems.

 

its a bug ig. can get it for ~60$ here

[daygeckoart]

I consider 32gb decent now. I have a computer with 8gb and Windows will adapt and use the swap file. I have several computers with 16gb and it's barely enough. Of course Windows is putting a lot of data in swap and of course games will run OK. But if you can find slower RAM for cheaper, try to get 32gb. Crucial makes DIMMs without heatspreaders which add cost

[TatamiMatt]

On 4/7/2024 at 2:17 AM, sushaid said:

sorry for misgendering you

no youre fine, i just meant i am not the person you quoted